Huong Sen Hotel Ho Chi Minh City

... after the tunnels we went to the war museum which was terribly sad I'm glad Ive seen it but i would never want to go back there again, the photos are horrific and its not for the faint hearted what they write and what hey show you really brings it home to you how bad it was.<br><br>All in all it was a really interesting day out and we were both glad we did it especially Jason he loved playing with the tanks and guns ha ha<br><br>Our next entry will be Cambodia...

... br>One of the days we did the Cu Chi tunnels tour where we drove about an hour away and saw the tunnels that the Vietnamese used in the war. It was pretty crazy to see how small the tunnels were and to see how they lived. We got to shoot machine guns too which was pretty insane. We had a lot of fun doing that, going to the War Remnants Museum (very interesting, sad, but also one-sided and propagandized ...

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... Temple. This is the main headquarters for a small religion that exists only in Vietnam and is essentially a combination of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Christianity. We got to watch them hold a ceremony, which they do every six hours. It was a colorful and festive ceremony but I was glad we only stayed for a short while. I was much more interested in seeing the tunnels.<br><br>It was a long drive to the Cu Chi tunnels but it was well worth the wait. The area is strictly ...

... village, thinking it was VC (the troops thought any Asian p**son was VC), and tore it apart killing 200 men women and children. One photograph** was th**e, Lt. Ron Haeb**le, and the photos are truly heart stopping. Some of the captions are like "seconds lat** soldi**s shot and tore through all these people". Anyway th**e's more depressing and eye opening things. Really really int**esting.<br><br>Two oth** things stood out. The cost of the war - in t**ms of financially ...

... the MAI LINH office we met a lady called Su from San Fransisco, who is Chinese but living in Vietnam. She helped us a bit. Basically you have a number on your ticket and you match it up to the number on the bus... thing is you have to go round looking at the buses to find the correct one :)<br>The 40 seater mini bus with aircon and bathroom didnt materialise - we had a 16 seater ''local bus'' As we were getting on the bus a guy showed us where to  put our bags and put us in our seats ...

... behind every third door or so. Ready-made clothing for men and women is easily available for those ready to bargain, but visitors with more time than I make the smart choice to have any sort of clothing cut and tailor made in a day or two. The guidebook gives good tips on questions to ask and steps to take to ensure quality garments for low prices. I'd really recommend Hoi An to any visitor to ...